Originally posted 8 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is for a circuit designer responsible for high-precision custom circuit blocks in AMD’s microprocessor designs, owning a wide variety of key IP in Digital and Analog/Mixed-Signal domains.
What you'll do
- Take complete ownership of individual circuit blocks in a DDR PHY design.
- Perform circuit design, layout quality, electrical and timing analysis, and reliability checks.
- Interface with cross-functional teams like RTL, Verification and Physical Design.
What you'll need
- Strong hands-on experience in DDR circuit designs in latest process technology nodes.
- Good technical knowledge of power-performance trade-offs in high-speed DDR and/or SerDes architectures.
- Direct experience in all phases of design analysis including functional, static timing and electrical sign-off.
- Strong understanding of the impact of variation on design performance.
Nice to have
- Masters in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, with specialization in microelectronics.
Skills: DDR PHY, circuit design, high-speed DDR, SerDes architectures, electrical sign-off
This role has been open 20 days — well below the 78-day median for High-Speed IO/SerDes Design roles.
High-Speed IO/SerDes Design · Serdes Highspeed
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Open roles in category
238
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Median days open
78 d
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Median salary
$177k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (238 roles · 49 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 28 | 238 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 37 | 1393 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 63 d | 78 d (−15 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $177k |
Skills observed across this category: DDR PHY, circuit design, high-speed DDR, SerDes architectures, electrical sign-off
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD (this employer) · 27 open roles · median 66 d
- Synopsys · 25 open roles · median 46 d
- Qualcomm · 20 open roles · median 57 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 18 open roles · median 180 d
- Micron Technology · 11 open roles · median 75 d
- Apple · 10 open roles · median 12 d
How we counted: 238 open High-Speed IO/SerDes Design (Serdes Highspeed) roles from 49 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.